It's an Artful Blogging Party! and Here's to YOU!

So, Kari, that Artsy Mama, is having a party today....in celebration of all the ARTful Blogging going on out here. 

She asks us to write about what Artful Blogging means to us...well, for me, it is hands down, most absolutely the contact and inspiration I get from ALL of you!!

Wonderous envelope of goodies from the VERY inspirational Be Dream Play

I thought I'd share some of the mail art I have received which all came about from the fabulous Michelle, her Green Pepper Press CRUSADE'S! and her write up in Artful Blogger magazine (this is where I discovered her!!). 

How great was this to send ARTful lovin' out in the mail!

Artwork from Lisa Hoffman

Kathy and Amy's fab mail art...

Kari suggested we do a tutorial on this post....well, the Little Spirit House shown at the beginning of this post is for that Dreamy gal and you can see I do insanely tiny bead work.....who in their right mind would care to do that???  So...I thought you might want to learn how to make rays in Photoshop.  I've been wanting to figure this out for some time and found that spray paint phenon over at Dispatch From LA found this tutorial right HERE. 

There you go....play around with this for a while....it's pretty fun.

AND to all of you ARTful Bloggers out there....Here's to YOU!!!   

Comments

[Laura Bray]

I LOVE mail art! Yours is wonderful!

[Karla]

Everything is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Karla

[BonnieRose]

so happy to meet u... hugs found u thru Kari's blog... u are oh so talented, hugs and yes, as I posted on my blog... it's all the inspiration and the friendships we make that are oh so important! have a great day!

[Karin (creativechaos)]

Stephanie....Loving your work as always!!! THoses envelopes from are so beautiful. Just put a frame around them and you're good to go!

[eb]

WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

love that Spirit House and that's some fabulous mail art you've received - isn't so fun... thanks for the peek...

(and also the music embed hand holding - between the 5 of us... I think I'll be up and makin' some noise next post - THANKS SO MUCH!)

xox - eb.

[Miss*Laurence]

What do you mean with your beadwork? It's very unusual and you're a very original party guest ( not seen many beads so far)love it!

[rochambeau]

You Scored Big madear!
I love that about blogging. My non-blogger friends are in astonishment that people I have met through blogging are sending me treasures like my little miligros for you!

Have a fun day Stephine!
Constance

[Mizsmoochielips]

Omg, omg, I love the tribal mask on your spirit house!!!
This is really off the artful blogging friends topic, but please remind me to send you a link on a story to a women's menstrual house from "my" home island...

The mail art is soooooo beautiful!

[Fiona]

Aren't bloggers the best?I've enjoyed my Artful Party visit.

[Kagedfish]

Love the spirit house!!! Wonderful Blog!! I will be back!!

[Kim McCabe]

I LOVE your blog! I'll be sure to return, thanks for sharing!

[Michelle Cummings]

Thank you for sharing some inspiration!

[Lisa 'Oceandreamer' S.]

Fabulous Spirit House and being a hand sewer and having beaded handbags I'd have loved the beading tutorial for what you do! The mail art is stunning! Everything is stunning I see here always!!
XOXO

[Chia]

Great post! Thanks for sharing.

[Laume]

You had me at your blog title art - so colorful! And the rest of your posts are just as saturated with both color and ideas. I love your spirit houses. They're very beautiful.